Please Note:
Be sure to check hunting regulations.
Use Respect - Ask First. Please check with landowners before using their land. Be sure to read the specific site information and access rules before heading out. Landowner contact information is provided where permission is required.
The information on pheasant release sites may change including maps and restrictions. Please check back prior to hunting season.
Releases
Pheasants will be released across provincial pheasant release sites at random times throughout the week.
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Don't forget to fill out our Pheasant Release Survey. We read every single one so we can learn from hunters and continue to improve the program.
Click here for more information on the Provincial Pheasant Release Program.
Search Provincial Pheasant Release Sites
Attention Pheasant Hunters: If you see the release truck on site, please refrain from shooting until the truck has left the property.
| Site Name | Area | Releases Between | 2023 Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Creek Ranch | Brooks | Oct 15 - Nov 19 | Releases completed. |
| Big Bend Colony | Cardston | Oct 15 - Nov 17 | Releases completed. |
| Bigelow Reservoir (Buck for Wildlife Project) | Red Deer/Stettler | Sep 01 - Oct 29 | Releases completed. |
| Bobby Hale | Brooks | Oct 15 - Nov 19 | Releases completed. |
| Brooks Aqueduct Marshes | Brooks | Oct 15 - Nov 19 | Releases completed. |
| Buffalo Lake (Buck for Widlife Project) | Red Deer/Stettler | Sep 01 - Oct 29 | Releases completed. |
| Capital Power Pheasant Release Site | Edmonton | Sep 01 - Oct 29 | Releases completed. |
| CPR Reservoir | Lethbridge | Oct 15 - Nov 17 | Releases completed. |
| Daysland | Edmonton | Sep 01 - Oct 29 | Releases completed. |
| Deerfield Pheasants Forever Property | Lethbridge | Oct 15 - Nov 17 | Releases completed. |
| Devil's Coulee | Lethbridge | Oct 15 - Nov 17 | Releases completed. |
| Don Quinton Lease | Lethbridge | Oct 15 - Nov 17 | Releases completed. |
| DU Milford Colony Project | Lethbridge | Oct 15 - Nov 17 | Releases completed. |
| Ducks Unlimited Project | Medicine Hat | Oct 15 - Oct 27 | Releases completed. |
| Elkwater Colony | Medicine Hat | Oct 15 - Oct 27 | Releases completed. |
| Frank Lake DUC | High River Area | Oct 15 - Nov 19 | Releases completed. |
| Greenwood | Fort Macleod | Oct 15 - Nov 17 | Releases completed. |
| Hopewell | Langdon | Sep 01 - Oct 29 | Releases completed. |
| Lac Cardinal Point Uplands | Peace River | Sep 01 - Oct 12 | Releases completed. |
| Lehr | Medicine Hat | Oct 15 - Oct 27 | Releases completed. |
| Long | Cardston | Oct 15 - Nov 17 | Releases completed. |
| Long Pump | Brooks | Oct 15 - Nov 19 | Releases completed. |
| Lore Lake | Brooks | Oct 15 - Nov 19 | Releases completed. |
| McVinnie | Lethbridge | Oct 15 - Nov 17 | Releases completed. |
| Milford Hutterite Colony | Lethbridge | Oct 15 - Nov 17 | Releases completed. |
| Millicent | Brooks | Oct 15 - Nov 19 | Releases completed. |
| Murray Ranch1 | Medicine Hat | Oct 15 - Nov 17 | Releases completed. |
| Namaka Lake | Strathmore | Oct 15 - Nov 19 | Releases completed. |
| Peigan Creek | Medicine Hat | Oct 15 - Nov 17 | Releases completed. |
| Potiuk/Wester Memorial | Brooks | Oct 15 - Nov 19 | Releases completed. |
| Ross Creek Property | Medicine Hat | Oct 15 - Nov 17 | Releases completed. |
| Sauder Reservoir | Medicine Hat | Oct 15 - Nov 17 | Releases completed. |
| South Plain Lake/Vandenberg | Edmonton | Sep 01 - Oct 29 | Releases completed. |
| Spring Creek Colony | Medicine Hat | Oct 15 - Nov 17 | Releases completed. |
| Spring Valley Colony | Cardston | Oct 15 - Nov 17 | Releases completed. |
| Sproule | Brooks | Oct 15 - Nov 19 | Releases completed. |
| Standoff Colony | Fort Macleod | Oct 15 - Nov 17 | Releases completed. |
| Vossler | Medicine Hat | Oct 15 - Oct 27 | Releases completed. |
| West Milk River Ridge Project | Lethbridge | Oct 15 - Nov 17 | Releases completed. |
| Whiteside2 and Granfield | Red Deer/Stettler | Oct 15 - Nov 20 | Releases completed. |
| Whitetail North | Peace River | Sep 01 - Oct 12 | Releases completed. |